Cultivator



S. B.- BELL.

' GULTIVATOR.

(No Model.)

,723. Patented Sept; 8. 1885.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISTEFHENYBIBELL, OF CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA.

CULTIVATO R.

FJP'ECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,723, dated September 8,1885.

Application filed October 31, 1884.

to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which forma part of this specification.

My invention relates to cultivators and plows;

and it consists, essentially, in the novel 0011- struction, combination, and arrangement of the several parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of my plow. Fig. 2 is a plan view of same. Fig. 3 is a side view of the standard, its brace, and supporting-bar. Fig.4 is an edge View of same. Fig. 5 is a detail enlarged view of the filling-block. Fig. 6 shows a modification, all of which will be described.

The beam A and handles A A may be of any suitable construction. The bars B, which support. the standards, are for such reason termed the supporting-bars. These bars are supported by the beam, and are arranged parallel thereto and to each other. I preferably form them with inwardly-extended arms B at their opposite ends, which arms are formed at their extremities with wings or flanges B through which pass the retainingbolts G, preferably formed with heads 0 on one end, and adapted on their other ends to receive the retaining nut D. The bolt is passed through the wings B, which secures the supporting-bars to the beams, as will be seen in Figs. 1 and 2. These supporting-bars are pro vided with a series of holes, I), through which the upper ends of the standards E are'bolted at e, and the brace F at f, as will be seen. The braceFis pivoted at f to the standard, and may be adjusted to front or rear thereof, as will be understood from Fig. 3, so as to properly brace the same when they are at the middle or near either end of the supporting-bars. By this construction the standards on opposite (No model.)

sides of the beam maybe set one in advance of the other, or directly opposite, as may be desired. In extending these supporting-bars parallel to the beam the shovels or shares are held at right angles to the line of draft, and

the strain is exerted on'said bars in the direction of their length, in which direction they are better able to support such strain.

It is frequently desirable to adjust the supporting-bars laterally to the beam to suit the sired point by the nuts G G, turning on opposite sides thereof; but I prefer in practice to use the construction shown in Fig. 5, consisting of a filling-block, H, having a.slot, H, fitted to extend over the bolt (J, and place said slot over the bolt 0, between the beam and the supporting-bar. By using one or more of these blocks, which may be of wood, leather, or other desired material, the bars may be held at any proper point of lateral adjustment, as may be desired. I prefer to use the slot H because by it the blocks may be applied to the bolt without removing the bar therefrom. I prefer such blocks to the construction shown in Fig. 6, because by their use it is only necessary to adjust a single nut, as will be seen.

It is sometimes desirable to Vertically ad-- just the plows to suit plowmen of different height. This is done in some plows. by making the handles adjustable; but in my plow I secure suchresults by adjusting one end of the standard-supporting bars. To such end I form one of the wings B of the bars B with a vertically-elongated slot, b the opposite walls of which are serrated, as shown. I form the bolt 0, passed through such wing, with an angular portion fitted to engage in any opposite pair of said serrations to hold the end of the supporting-bar up or down, as may be desired.

When used in connection with devices for laterally adjusting the supporting-bars, it is desirable to employ an angular collar on the bolts, fitted to be moved along the same and engage the serrations in the slot 6 and hold the bar at any desired vertical point, no mat ter at what pointthe bar is set laterally to the beam.

It will be understood that instead of using the plow as a combination plow it might be used with a single standard and shovel, the other shovel being removed; By such arrangement there is provided a single plow with a center draft, and a plow which will not choke in stubbleland, as the standard sets off from the beam, and will not drift in front or choke as it frees itself. It will be noticed that the handles are attached to the beam at a point considerably in advance of the rear end of such beam. The plow-standard support or supports are secured to the said beam with their front ends in advance and their other ends in the rear of the fastenings of the handles and about equidistant from said fastenings. The standard is also adjust-able along the said support in front or rear of the junc ture of the handles and the beams. By this construction the plow can be set to run in the rear of the handle'joint and almost underneath the plowman, so that great force may be exerted thereon in operating in heavy soils,where the exertion of strength is required to keep the plow properly in the ground; also, the plow may be set to the front of the handlejoint when operating light soils, where but little force is required, and the main difficulty arises in properly guiding the plow, thus providing along leverage by which to easily guide the plow.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. The combination, with the beam and the handles secured to the beam, as shown, of a support, B, vertically adjustable at one end, set off from and arranged parallel with the beam, and having its ends secured to the said beam approximately equidistant in front and rear of the lower endsof the handles, the movable standard E, adjustable along the supporting-bar to the front or rear of the lower handles, and the brace F, pivoted to the standard and adjustable to the front and rear, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination .of the beam, the bandles fiXed thereto, the support B, pivoted at one end to the beam and secured adjustably at its other end thereto, whereby it may be set vertically up or down, and the standard pivoted to the support and having an adjustable brace, F, whereby the standard may be set to and held at any desired angle independently of the angle of the support, substantially 'as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aftiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN B. BELL.

WVitnesses:

T. L. CORNELIUS, J. A. W nn. 

